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Saturday, 28 th of March 2026 #16thCpolyphony #composer #Palestrina #ClemensNonPapa #Holst #DominicMcGonigal #PastaAndPolyphony Who knew 16 th C polyphony was so popular! We have 18 coming round tonight for Pasta and Polyphony. On the menu is Palestrina (Tu Es Petrus), Clemens Non Papa (Fremuit Spiritu Jesus), Holst (Nunc Dimittis) and McGonigal (Animals and O Sacrum Convivium).

Monday, the 19 th of January 2026 #ClassicFM #AlexanderArmstrong #ClareMcIntyre #radio #monastic #officehours #plainchant #polyphony #liturgy #AlisonHawes #SimonAshdown #DominicMcGonigal #Victoria #Rachmaninov #Palestrina #Parsons #Holst #Rimsky-Korsakov #Sheppard #BickleighCastle Thank you, ClassicFM and Alexander Armstrong, for the namecheck! And thank you, Clare McIntyre, for the tip-off! Alexander Armstrong namechecked “composer Dominic McGonig

Sunday, the 18 th of January 2026 #monastic #officehours #plainchant #polyphony #liturgy #AlisonHawes #SimonAshdown #DominicMcGonigal #SetMeAsASeal #MyHolyPlace #Victoria #Rachmaninov #Palestrina #Parsons #Holst #Rimsky-Korsakov #Sheppard #BickleighCastle What a feast of music! My head is full of Victoria, Palestrina, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheppard, Schutz, Holst and... McGonigal! We ended with my Set Me As A Seal which will be the title trac